My Take
MacKenzie Gore is the kind of pitcher you watch and immediately think "this kid was built for the big leagues." A North Carolina native drafted third overall by the Padres in 2017, he came up through one of the most hyped prospect pipelines in recent memory and finally made his MLB debut in 2022 after a brutal run of injuries that would have broken a lesser competitor. What I appreciate about Gore is the pure arsenal — a fastball with genuine life, a nasty slider, and the kind of command that shows up when it matters. The 2023 trade to Washington put him in a rebuilding situation, which honestly might have been the best thing for his development. Still only in his mid-twenties, he's the type of arm that franchises build rotations around, and I'm genuinely curious how far he can go when everything clicks for a full season.
Overview
MacKenzie Evan Gore (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals. Gore made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2022. In 2025, Gore was named to his first All-Star game.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- MacKenzie Gore
- Name (Japanese)
- マッケンジー・ゴア
- Reading
- まっけんじー・ごあ
- Born
- February 24, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Whiteville, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.